What kind of dancing? Folk? Hip hop? Ballet?posted by desjardins at 4:30 PM on August 13, 2010

What kind of dancing do you want to learn? Salsa? Swing? Two Step? You'd be surprised how useful YouTube can be. They even have a breakdown of Michael Jackson's Thriller which I used to get myself ready for ThrillerFest.

From the general nature of your question, I'm guessing you want to know how to be comfortable dancing at parties and/or clubs. Personally, I love Hip Hop Abs. Ok I know it looks like a cheesy infomartial workout video series. Shaun T's steps are very basic and can be applicable in many situations. The most important thing about dancing is to be relaxed and follow the beat. Throw in some of his moves and you're good to go.posted by vilandra at 4:35 PM on August 13, 2010

I'd be up for just about anything. I'm pretty open. Preferably some fun stuff to try and show off along the lines of hip hop / club friendly / wedding friendly type stuff. ( 50s to 90s dance moves / hip hop / top rock / lock n pop / crip walk / Other)posted by MechEng at 4:36 PM on August 13, 2010

See this, this, and also this to see a guy whaacking. I'm sure there are better vids out there, but I can't find them right now.

I'm not at all a trained dancer (I did do ballet, jazz and tap from when I was 4-9, and then gymnastics from 9-14), but I love the art and my actual-trained-dancer friend convinced me to do some drop in hip hop classes with her. In one class we tried whaacking and it was the most fun EVER. There are a million ways to vary the style too, such as combining elements of vogueing, locking, house, etc. (from what I understand, whaacking itself was born out of a combination of different styles). Try it out!posted by keep it under cover at 5:26 PM on August 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

Watching Davey Dances videos always gets me in the mood to dance, he looks like he's having a great time. He has some good moves, too, though it's not an instructional thing. You can try on his style for size.posted by Solon and Thanks at 7:29 PM on August 13, 2010

If you only have time to watch one of the videos watch the last one labeled "DANCE" . Some of the best locking and neck isolations you will ever see by Robert Muraine.posted by MechEng at 8:11 PM on August 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

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